CPT procedure code

20552

Medicare payment

$51.77

2026 Physician Fee Schedule · non-facility

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule (PPRRVU 2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator A

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Code definition

Code

20552

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

This CPT code is not in our curated reference. CPT codes are maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). Full descriptions require an AMA license.

Category

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Policy activity for CPT 20552

CLV Intelligence is tracking 9 policy changes that cite CPT 20552 between 2026-06-05 and 2026-07-23, drawn from 7 LCD/NCD coverage updates and 2 proposed LCDs. The changes span Pain Management. 7 are flagged critical or high priority.

LCD/NCD coverage updates
7
proposed LCDs
2

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 20552 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.

Policy changes matched to 20552

Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.

LCD L39713: Trigger Point Injections — WPS

Pain Management · LCD-L39713

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High

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LCD L34211: Trigger Point Injections (TPI) — Noridian

Pain Management · LCD-L34211

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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LCD L36859: Trigger Point Injections (TPI) — Noridian

Pain Management · LCD-L36859

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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Proposed LCD DL35010: Trigger Point Injections — Novitas

Pain Management · LCD-DL35010

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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LCD L33912: Trigger Point Injections — First Coast

Pain Management · LCD-L33912

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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Proposed LCD DL33912: Trigger Point Injections — First Coast

Pain Management · LCD-DL33912

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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LCD L35010: Trigger Point Injections — Novitas

Pain Management · LCD-L35010

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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LCD L39662: Trigger Point Injections (TPI) — Wellpoint Federal

Pain Management · LCD-L39662

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Routine

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LCD L33622: Pain Management - Injection of tendon sheaths, ligaments, ganglion cysts, carpal and tarsal tunnels — Wellpoint Federal

Pain Management · LCD-L33622

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Routine

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